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Background research is critical for success in an interview.Your research should focus on two key areas:
1) General background information about the organisation
2) Specific information on the role that you are applying for
General information on the organisation can be found using several sources.The Internet is an incredibly valuable source of information on the majority of companies – many sites will freely give you almost all the information that you will need for the interview.You can also talk to people you know who work for the organisation,or people who are their clients or suppliers.
Watch,read,and listen to the news.While you are job searching you should try and monitor current affairs and the business news as often as possible.If an organisation has been in the news recently they will expect exceptional candidates to have noticed!
Focus on the specific role that you have applied for.Make sure you hold onto the adverts for all jobs that you have applied for,as these summarise for you the key details that employers are looking for.Employers particularly dislike ringing candidates for an interview only to find the candidate can’t even remember applying for the job!
Have an understating of the tasks you will be expected to perform in the role and the responsibilities that you might assume.Always obtain a copy of a position description if one is available,it will help you anticipate many of the likely questions.
Think about replies to common questions.
While you can’t prepare for all possible questions,some questions appear in almost every interview and employers will expect you to have answers to such questions as:
What are your strengths and weaknesses?
Why do you want to work for this company?
What do you have to offer us?
What are your career goals?
What do you see yourself doing in five years from now?Ten years?
Why did you choose this career?
What does success mean to you?
At the end of the first year,if you got this job,how would you measure your success?
Are you willing to relocate?
How much do you expect to be paid?
What are the most important considerations for you in choosing a job?
What achievements have given you the most satisfaction?Why?
Tell me about a time you were under pressure and how you handled it.
Tell us a bit about yourself.
While it is not a good idea to rehearse exact answers,it is often useful to practice verbalising possible answers to these common interview questions,be it to friends,family,or even to the mirror!This will give you greater confidence when answering questions,and it will also help you to evaluate how your answer sounds before you have to put it to the test in front of an actual interview panel.